Vayikra π ππ¨π«ππ’π¨π§ ππ’ππ₯π: Vayikra which means βAnd he calledβ β ΧΦ·ΧΦ΄ΦΌΧ§Φ°Χ¨ΦΈΧ The title “Leviticus” is derived from the Greek Septuagint (LXX) version of the Torah. The book of Leviticus is predominantly concerned with Levitical rituals. An older Hebrew name for the book was “The Laws of the Priesthood,” but […]
πππππππππ πππππππππ, πππ¬π‘ππ₯π₯πππ‘, π¨π« πππ¬π‘ππ₯ππ‘ (ΧΦ°ΦΌΧ©Φ·ΧΧΦ·ΦΌΧββππππ«ππ° ππ¨π« “π°π‘ππ§ [π‘π] π₯ππ π 𨔠(π₯π’πππ«ππ₯π₯π²: “π’π§ (π‘ππ―π’π§π ) π¬ππ§π”) the second word and first distinctive word in the parashah) is the sixteenth weekly Torah portion (Χ€ΦΈΦΌΧ¨ΦΈΧ©ΦΈΧΧβ, parashah) in the annual cycle of Torah reading and the fourth in the Book of Exodus. It constitutes […]
πππ²πππ³π ππ:ππ-ππ:π πππ²πππ³π ΧΦ·ΧΦ΅ΦΌΧ¦Φ΅Χββ Hebrew for “and he left,” the first word in the parashah) is the seventh weekly Torah portion (Χ€ΦΈΦΌΧ¨ΦΈΧ©ΦΈΧΧβ, parashah) in the annual cycle of Torah reading. It constitutes Genesis 28:10β32:3. The parashah tells of Jacob’s travels to, life in, and return from Haran. The parashah recounts […]
ππ¨π₯ππ¨π, ππ¨π₯πππ¨π, ππ¨π₯’ππ¨π, ππ¨π₯ππ¨π¬, π¨π« ππ¨π₯’ππ¨ππ‘ (ΧͺΦΌΧΦΉΧΦ°ΧΦΉΧͺβ β Hebrew for “generations” or “descendants,” the second word and the first distinctive word in the parashah) is the sixth weekly Torah portion (Χ€ΦΈΦΌΧ¨ΦΈΧ©ΦΈΧΧβ, parashah) in the annual cycle of Torah reading. The parashah tells of the conflict between Jacob and Esau, Isaac’s […]
ππ‘ππ²ππ’ πππ«ππ‘ ππ‘π’π¬ π’π¬ ππ‘π ππ¨π«ππ‘ ππ¨π«ππ’π¨π§ ππ¨π« ππ‘πππππ ππ¨π―ππ¦πππ« ππ, ππππ ππ‘ππ²ππ’ πππ«ππ‘ (Sarah’s life βChaye Sarah, Hayye Sarah, or Hayyei Sara, ΧΦ·ΧΦ΅ΦΌΧ Χ©ΦΈΧΧ¨ΦΈΧβ β Hebrew for “life of Sarah,” the first words in the parashah) is the fifth weekly Torah portion (Χ€ΦΈΦΌΧ¨ΦΈΧ©ΦΈΧΧβ, parashah) in the annual cycle of […]
As the writer of Proverbs 10:12 tells us, Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all offenses. As the numbers of hate crimes against African Americans, Asian-Americans, Jews of all races, and many others who are marginalized for various identities rise at alarmingly high rates, we become saturated with hateful […]
πππ²ππ«π, πππ²ππ’π«π π¨π« ππ-π²ππ«π (ΧΦ·ΧΦ΅ΦΌΧ¨ΦΈΧβ β Hebrew for “and He appeared,” the first word in the parashah) is the fourth weekly Torah portion (Χ€ΦΈΦΌΧ¨ΦΈΧ©ΦΈΧΧβ, parashah) in the annual cycle of Torah reading. It constitutes Genesis 18:1β22:24. The parashah tells the stories of Abraham’s three visitors, Abraham’s bargaining with Yahweh over […]
Is it true that Israel never had Queens? While in Ghana twice I have been dressed as an Ashanti Queen Mother once in December 2017 during the Ashanti Queen Motherβs Funeral and once this August while in Accra by an Ashanti Queen Mother she and I talked about Ashanti culture […]
Lech-Lecha Shabbat Shalom! ππ¨π«ππ’π¨π§ ππ’ππ₯π: Lech-Lecha, Lekh-Lekha, or Lech-L’cha (ΧΦΆΧΦ°-ΧΦ°ΧΦΈβ leαΈ΅-lΙαΈ΅Δ β Hebrew for “go!” or “leave!”, literally “go for you” β the fifth and sixth words in the parashah) is the third weekly Torah portion (Χ€ΦΈΦΌΧ¨ΦΈΧ©ΦΈΧΧβ, parashah) in the annual cycle of Torah reading. It constitutes Genesis 12:1β17:27. The […]
Noach π¬ #ThisWeeksTorahPortion ππ¨π«ππ’π¨π§ ππ’ππ₯π: Noach β Χ ΦΉΧΦ·, Noiach, Nauach, Nauah, or Noah (Χ ΦΉΧΦ·β, Hebrew for the name “Noah”, the third word, and first distinctive word, of the parashah) is the second weekly Torah portion (Χ€ΦΈΦΌΧ¨ΦΈΧ©ΦΈΧΧβ, parashah) in the annual cycle of Torah reading. It constitutes Genesis 6:9β11:32. The parashah […]